DETECTIVES are searching for a man in connection with a burglary in Colchester. Officers want help to trace a man in connection with a break-in on Guildford Road, Colchester, on January 7. John Robson, 56, was last known to be living in Colchester
A NEW independent baby boutique has opened in Colchester’s Red Lion Yard. Stalks Couture sells luxury items including designer baby clothing, prams and nursery furniture. Mum-of-two Vicki Morris set up the business after spotting a gap in the
A VEHICLE has hit the central reservation on the A12. One lane of the Londonbound carriageway is closed between Eight Ash Green and Marks Tey. The incident happened just before 3pm. Traffic is moving slowly in the area. UPDATE The
COLCHESTER Council is set to take part in International Commonwealth Day. The council joins heads of state, prime ministers, as well as hundreds of other local authorities in flying the Commonwealth Flag. The Colchester ceremony - which will
UNDERDOGS were to the fore in the Braintree Table Tennis League. While most match results elicited few raised eyebrows, there were individual performances that will have given the individuals concerned considerable satisfaction. Simon Fleming
IT was a big week for Nomads Tigers, in division two of the Clacton and District League, with the relegation-threatened side chalking up their first victories of the 2014/15 campaign. John Marshall, an ever-present for them this season, stayed
DOZENS of fundraisers teed off in memory of a keen golfer. Friends and family of Peter Brown, 72, took part in a tournament at Play Golf, in Colchester. Mr Brown, from Colchester, died in hospital two weeks after a crash with a tractor in Ardleigh
A DOCTOR’S surgery is finally fully staffed after undergoing a major recruitment drive. For some time, Wimpole Road Surgery, in Colchester, was served by only two and a half GPs for 7,500 patients. There were also no male GPs, which caused
JAKE Collins successfully defended his men’s singles title in thrilling style at this year’s Colchester and District Table Tennis League closed tournament. Collins won the title for the second successive year after beating 2005 men’s title winner
Life's a stroll for those taking part in walking football at Colchester United. The slowed down version of the beautiful game is a rising phenomenon being played by men and women up and down the country. Former U’s duo Steve Dowman and Barry Smith both
THIS season Colchester’s community stadium might be struggling to provide a winning formula on the pitch with the U’s having won just five games at home. But it is more than just a sports ground. The U’s are trying to attract another world-renowned
MARKET Field School is celebrating a hat-trick of successes after being rated as outstanding for the third consecutive time. Ofsted inspectors gave it the top rating in every area – leadership, behaviour and safety, teaching, achievement and early
IT might be more than six decades since Vera Curnow was doing her bit for the war effort, but she still recalls it as if it were yesterday. Vera and her daughter Angela Shore got in touch after reading the stories of others who did their bit during
SERMONS and stamps will be available from the same building in Fingringhoe under plans unveiled by the Post Office. It will open a post office at Fingringhoe Methodist Chapel after the village branch closed in September. The postmaster of Wivenhoe
A PENSIONER is planning to donate most his possessions to charity as he prepares to emigrate across the world. Alan Dettmar, who is in his seventies, has lived in Bluebell Way, Colchester, since 1987. He is preparing to up move to Thailand
DOZENS of photos were judged in the latest round of a competition. Penguins, cricketers, walkers and the famous Red Arrows were all featured by the amateur members of Colchester Photographic Society. In total, 66 members entered the third round
Sam Walker says Colchester United’s players must give “blood, sweat and tears” in their battle to stay in League One. The U’s shot-stopper says they have to “stand up and be counted”, ahead of their crucial final 12 games of the season. Colchester remain
X FACTOR host Dermot O’Leary has admitted training for his 24-hour dance marathon has been tough. The former Colchester schoolboy will begin his moves at BBC Broadcasting House in London next Thursday, before finishing by dancing down Regent Street
LIDL has been given permission to open its first store in Colchester. The supermarket giant will knock down the former Colchester Wine Company site, in Gosbecks Road, to build the 2,088 sq m supermarket, creating 40 jobs. Bosses hope the store
THE moment Colchester United became a professional football club has been unearthed in long lost documents. The U’s had no record of the 1937 founding meetings until the notes were found in a box of memorabilia dropped off at the club. They
